diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e2677824c..fd8a27e86 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -113,10 +113,12 @@ if(WIN32)
 endif()
 
 if (APPLE)
-    if (NOT CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET)
-        set(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET "10.9" CACHE STRING "OS X Deployment target (SDK version)" FORCE)
+    message("OS X SDK Path: ${CMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT}")
+    if (CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET)
+        message("OS X Deployment Target: ${CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET}")
+    else ()
+        message("OS X Deployment Target: (default)")
     endif ()
-    message(STATUS "Mac OS deployment target (SDK version): ${CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET}")
 endif ()
 
 if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux")